Just pass me a flour-dusted apron, a pile of laundry to fold, and a mini-van. I’m well on my way to becoming a homemaker.
I passed the Crock Pot test.
My dear Bibi bought me a Crock Pot right after we got married, over two years ago. It immediately gave me visions of a spotless house, perfectly coifed hair, and a myriad of delicious dinner smells welcoming home my dear husband from a day at work. All because I was rocking the Crock Pot. Well … no rocking has been done around here. Until this week.
I found this recipe for Italian Chicken on none other than Pinterest. It sounded delicious, economical, and easy.
I knew that my perfect opportunity to experiment was this past Wednesday. Timothy has to work really long hours on the last day of every month. To compensate, his company provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner to all their employees that day. So Timothy would come home really late and not super hungry. If my Crock Pot meal was a flop, it would be no big deal.
The recipe called for 4 – 6 potatoes, but my Crock Pot is a smaller one and could only fit one potato. I crammed that little pot as tightly as I could with the ingredients and just barely got the lid on.
It was very hard to leave it alone for the required amount of hours. I kept taking the lid off and poking the carrots to see if they were cooking. And texting my mom to see if I was doing it right. I’m sure that was a fun night for her. Ha!
The final verdict? DELICIOUS!!! Oh Crock Pot, where have you been all my life? Oh that’s right, under my sink collecting dust with all those Swiffer mop things. Clean floors are overrated.
This meal was so good that it made my husband’s top ten. And that’s a hard top ten list to crack. The potatoes and carrots were so good and the chicken?! Perfecto. This beats out every other method of cooking chicken.
I’m definitely going to make this again, as well as search for more Crock Pot recipes. I’ve found quite a few promising ones online. And not surprisingly, my favorite way to keep them organized is through Pinterest.
I pin all delicious looking recipes to one board.
And then I move all the ones that I’ve tried and liked to another board. That way it’s easier to get to my beloved recipes more quickly. And yes, five out of the seven of those recipes pinned are from Pioneer Woman. She’s a food genius.
So do any of you cook with a Crock Pot? Have any favorite tips or recipes to share? I’d love to hear!
~Whitney
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Love the crock-pot & Pioneer woman both! My family’s crock-pot favorites are ham & beans, green beans and sausage, and beef tips. I’ve made cakes, mac & cheese, corn & broccoli in mine too; you can find recipes to cook anything in them!
I love my crock-pot!!! I got one from my aunt at our wedding shower. I had lots of ideas and good intentions to use it, but I believe it was a year before i actually did use it. Lol, and once I did, I had no idea why I had that thing setting in my cabinet for so long and so neglected! I love to make pot roast in it! I found this delicious recipe – and I love it. Funny thing is, I was never a huge fan of roast until I made it using my friends recipe. Yeah, those crock-pots are amazing inventions… and great for a day when you don’t feel like cooking and need to get other things done. I even have a crock-pot cookbook that was given to us at our shower that I’ve never used but found some great recipes I want to try. I should probably whip that baby out and get to crockin’! Lol.
I have really only made pork roast in the crock pot. It comes out so tender and flavorful.
I love Pioneer womans recipes. Have you tried her pie crust recipe? OMGosh! There are so many recipes from her Food network show I want to try!
Also, I wanted to let you know I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger award. I couldnt find your email, though, to let you know. Probably my old eyes! Anyway, just wanted to let you know I really enjoy your blog! Jenn
I have so many recipies…. I just need to type them up for you. I cook for about 20 people every Monday night, so the crock pot has become my best friend. Lately I’ve been doing the make-ahead crock pot freezer meals. So I basically chop up a bunch of meat and veggies, add spices, throw in a bag and freeze (labeled). Then the day I want to eat that meal, I dump the frozen contents into the crock pot and, like a miracle, it is delicious and ready by dinner time. Tasha and I made 14 meals in one day last week :) Horray for the crock pot!!
Put a couple chicken breasts in with a jar of salsa. Cook 4-6 hours. Shred chicken & use in enchiladas, quesadillas, tacos, nachos, etc. I usually make the meat on Sunday & we eat Mexican all week long. :) Perfect for those weeks you are busy & need easy go to meals.